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There's a big second-hand bike shop on the east side of highway 1001, a couple of hundred metres south of MaeJo University intersection. There is a smaller store on the other side, the west side, also quite near that traffic light intersection.

The big junk shop on the Lamphun Road, about half a mile south of the Holiday Inn intersection, on the left (east) side just before you get to the superhighway, has some old bikes like the ones that maybe used to be post office bikes.

Thanks Ill go and have a look

Are you talking samlors? There are 3 samlors at The River Market. Old bicycles are around. There is one shop in Hang Dong (I do not know the name) that had a few old bikes. The used place on Chiang Mai-Lamphun Road just before the Airport Road has old bikes and an Indian type of passenger bike that is cool.

Can you be more specific on where it is? Thanks

Thanks. I will try and find it

I'm interested to find any bike shops which have either old Thai or Burmese bikes which I can then have restored. I know that buying a new one would be cheaper and easier to ride around but I love the style of these bikes. I saw some displayed outside River Market restaurant and would like to get one. There are often some around the flower market too. Hope someone out there can help locate a shop. Thanks.

Rimping supermarket by airport plaza (inside the supermarket) has the best coffee shop.

Thanks for the help and advise. Is there any way I can buy this without going to Bangkok?

Are you sure they now deliver? I checked their Bangkok website today and it looks like they only deliver to areas around there. Can you help me find the info by sending a link? Thanks

Looking to buy some Ikea furniture but don't fancy driving down to Bangkok. Are there any companies who can buy and deliver it for me? I want to get an expedit bookcase in birch effect 185cm x 185cm.

Can anyone recommend any fun summer camps for kids? We have ages 11,9 and 7. We moved here 3 weeks ago so after doing lots of day trips they are ready to have fun with kids their own age. I saw an ad for the summer camp at Prem but it looks like we have missed the last week of it as it started 2 days ago. Any fun day activities with other kids would be good to know too. Thanks Heather.

You should buy a set in China, for Callaway's it cost about 150 pounds for a full set.

Yes, this moo bahn and others like it are very quiet in the evenings. The choice is this kind of area, relatively safe and hassle free, or living in an open village where there is a lot of noise, dogs, drunks, parties, baring loudspeakers and so on. As for going out during the day/evening it really depends on who you are, what you do, work schedule and so on. I am retired, I go out cycling every morning (up to 160km), lunch at home or locally - plenty of places; I'm not into a wild night life so Pim and I are at home just as we would be in the UK. I spend some time doing internet stuff (writing, designing and so on), we have a pool table at home, or we go to the cinema; Pim likes walking around evening markets so we do that. My son likes bowling and he'll be back from UK boarding school in July so a bit of that, I think, and occasionally go out to listen to music. I'm not greatly fond of alcohol so no bars, but I like to cook so friends come over and the wine is cracked. Life is slow in Chiang Mai zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!! Some weekends we drive off and explore the north, driving down tracks, meeting villagers and staying in little gurst houses. But you are welcome to contact me if you come over and have a look. There are a few places to rent here and some for sale.

Thanks for your message. I think it may take me a while to de-stress from Shanghai, but that will probably be good for us. I don't think I'll be biking 160km each morning but I'm impressed you can! I like the idea of staying in 'gurst houses'...is that a local term? (or do you mean guest houses?) I've just learnt the term moo baan too so I'm almost fluent. It's very nice that they are friendly people with good advise...thank-you (and yes we would love to come over for dinner- we'll bring the wine ha ha) Heather

Hi Heather:

I quite often pull people up for spelling mistakes, but being a two-finger typist this was definately a mis-hit not an attempt at redefining Guest houses! Talk about cooking, I've spent all day cooking today (and part of yesterday) for friends that are coming over tonight. Make that fiends! Cheaper to go to a restaurant.

Sorry I wasn't teasing you I'm just hearing lots of new words at the moment...the latest one is 'soi dogs'. Have fun at your dinner party.

Moved from CM events & news forum. Might get more response in the general CM forum.

can I move this to general CM forum or do I copy and paste the original message and put it as a new topic?....sorry I'm not use to this form of communication

Yes, this moo bahn and others like it are very quiet in the evenings. The choice is this kind of area, relatively safe and hassle free, or living in an open village where there is a lot of noise, dogs, drunks, parties, baring loudspeakers and so on. As for going out during the day/evening it really depends on who you are, what you do, work schedule and so on. I am retired, I go out cycling every morning (up to 160km), lunch at home or locally - plenty of places; I'm not into a wild night life so Pim and I are at home just as we would be in the UK. I spend some time doing internet stuff (writing, designing and so on), we have a pool table at home, or we go to the cinema; Pim likes walking around evening markets so we do that. My son likes bowling and he'll be back from UK boarding school in July so a bit of that, I think, and occasionally go out to listen to music. I'm not greatly fond of alcohol so no bars, but I like to cook so friends come over and the wine is cracked. Life is slow in Chiang Mai zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!! Some weekends we drive off and explore the north, driving down tracks, meeting villagers and staying in little gurst houses. But you are welcome to contact me if you come over and have a look. There are a few places to rent here and some for sale.

Thanks for your message. I think it may take me a while to de-stress from Shanghai, but that will probably be good for us. I don't think I'll be biking 160km each morning but I'm impressed you can! I like the idea of staying in 'gurst houses'...is that a local term? (or do you mean guest houses?) I've just learnt the term moo baan too so I'm almost fluent. It's very nice that they are friendly people with good advise...thank-you (and yes we would love to come over for dinner- we'll bring the wine ha ha) Heather

It would be nice for the kids to be able to go to friends houses and bike around in relative safety but I felt like the compounds I saw had nothing around...so could it be a bit like 'the Trueman show'..ha ha.

I'm wondering if we should consider a house nearer to the centre with some street life, shopping, restaurants to pop out to? After living in Shanghai for the last 8 years Chiangmai seems relaxed and quiet in comparison, so are there areas that are nice to live in nearer the centre?

I'm still going to look around more compounds so any advise on moving to Chiangmai would be great. Where do the expats hangout?

Both World Club and Kunlaphan Village are extremely close to Lanna, both off the 108 Hang Dong Rd, and easily have the greatest number of kids riding there bikes around and socializing I have seen. Finding a house to fit you needs may be tough in these Moo baans, though I have considered moving to one of these Moo Baans just for my son's benefit.

Lanna Tara Moo baan is very nice, and from my short experience visiting a friend there in the evenings it is certainly quiet.

It may be quiet but thats my concern...there is nothing around there, so where do you go for lunch, evening drinks etc?

I'm sending a private message; friend of mine has a house for rent in a moo ban that sounds exactly like you're looking for. (Lots of kids playing, biking around, etc.)

so is a 'moo ban' a compound? would it be wise to check out houses nearer the city?

Lanna Tara Moo Baan on the road from the Hang Dong Road to the Canal Road and then the night Safari fits your purposes 100%.

I am here with my 12 year old and many kids cycle around and play in quite high safety. Many houses are rented out to USA diplomats which means the security here, with its own police office, is relatively high. PM me if you want more info.

thanks for the reply...I would like us all to have friends around so I will check out this compound on my next trip. If you have any other advise I would appreciate it.

We are a family of 5 relocating to Chiangmai at the end of June. I came for a look at the weekend and saw a few houses on compounds within reach of LIST but I'm wondering if choosing a compound is the right way to go as I don't want to feel isolated.

We currently live in Shanghai on a compound where the kids can ride around on their bikes and go to their friends houses in relative safety so I thought I'd look for the same in Chiangmai, but I get the feeling that if we choose the wrong compound then we may feel like we have lost our social life and are cut off. Where we are now is within walking distance of a busy expat food street, mini supermarket, foot massage palace, hairdressers, shopping etc.....and I didn't see that near any of the compounds.

Are there any places anyone can recommend for my next trip to look at?

Should we be living nearer the city and if so where?...and could it be within reach of the school? (i.e 15mins drive to LIST.)

I'm looking for a big house (350 sq.m +) with a private pool and at least 4 upstairs bedrooms. From what I saw I think we are looking to pay 80-100,000 Baht per month.

I've been in touch with Mitchai Property and Chiangmai Property companies. Are there any others I need to contact?

Other info:

-our kids are 11, 9 and 7 (really want to live near to kids of a similar age so they can have playdates)

so any help with suggestions on the above is appreciated x

Great thanks for all your comments...it's saves time trying to read between the lines of the schools websites. I have a good idea of where to visit and I'm sure just seeing how the kids play at playtime will help me make my mind up. Cheers

Thanks for that. I'm definitely going to see Prem and Lanna. Prem seems to be a bit further away from the centre of Chiang Mai...is that a good or bad thing? Where do people live if there kids go to Prem? Is it too far from everyday life of Chiang Mai?

Any advise on which schools to check out when we come to visit for our look-see?

Kids currently following the British system but have been learning Chinese for a few years so really want to keep this going. Would also like a school that follows IB.

Once we have found a school we can look at places to live...any advise on that too is welcome

thanks

After an initial search for international schools I saw that Lanna offers Chinese, so this is one on my list to go and see. As our kids have been studying Chinese for so many years it would be a shame to lose it now so it's quite important we can find a school that offers this.

Thanks for your help.

Are there any others?

Thanks that's good to know but we are heading to Chiang Mai

We are relocating to Chiang Mai in the summer and looking to first find a school for our 3 kids...6,9 and 11.... (then we can start looking for a place to live not to far from the school)

Our kids have been following the British curriculum and studying Chinese at Yew Cheng. We've been in Shanghai 8 years so we would like them to continue learning Chinese.

looking for......

British curriculum, Chinese programme, pref also IB

I would appreciate any thought or suggestions on schools so I can have a shortlist of where to look when I go for a visit.

I'm keen to find a place for them where they can make friends, have fun learning and a choice of activities to keep them active and engaged...(and would like to meet some friends for me too)

thanks